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Bad Shepherds Set

By Rod Bennett, Marguerite Duportal
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Bad Shepherds: The Dark Years in Which the Faithful Thrived While Bishops Did the Devil's Work by Rod Bennett

Shocked to find corruption widespread in the ranks of their shepherds today, too many good Catholics are tempted to leave the Church, unaware that ever since the days when Jesus’ own treasurer, Judas Iscariot, had his hand in the till, the Good Shepherd and His faithful followers have regularly been betrayed by bad shepherds. 

In these eye-opening pages, Church historian Rod Bennett introduces a number of those bad shepherds, including Bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia, who regularly sold out the Church to the Roman emperor; Pope Stephen VII, who so hated his late predecessor that he had him dug up, put on trial, and flung into the Tiber; Benedict IX, who bought and sold the papacy (twice!); and Pope John XII, whose debauchery rivaled that of the corrupt emperor Caligula.

Those were very bad shepherds indeed, but while they did the Devil’s work, good Catholics not only survived — they thrived.

They outlasted their bad shepherds, preserved in their ranks the Faith of our fathers, and served in each instance as the foundation for a cleansing of the House of God and a vigorous renewal of the Faith.

These enlightening pages demonstrate that  it can happen again!

Paperback, 160 pages.

How to Make Sense of Suffering by Marguerite Duportal

These pages will help you gain happiness and peace by showing you how to understand - and conquer - any trouble, no matter how great. Here you'll learn how to avoid the mistakes most of us make when we're suffering - mistakes that only make our burdens heavier. You'll come to see that misfortunes are not the blind workings of chance, but are vital elements in God's loving plan. With the wisdom in these pages, you'll soon be using your troubles as instruments to unleash God's healing power in your soul.

Here you'll discover:

  • How to preserve your peace even amid troubles you can't avoid
  • Pain: the surprising role it can play in God's loving plan for you
  • Suicidal? Why this suffering world is better than no world at all
  • How to find the beauty hidden in the most unappealing duties
  • Peace with God: how bearing your suffering well can lead you to Him quickly and directly
  • The very worst temptation you'll face in your troubles - and how to prepare for it in good times
  • Hope: how you can gain the life-transforming power of this virtue
  • How you can bring Christ's light to others in their own sorrow
  • How to turn even your worst troubles into opportunities for good
  • Why suffering is no compelling argument against Faith
  • Despair: the amazing way you can avoid giving in to it, no matter how heavy your burdens
  • And a wealth of practical wisdom to help you sing God's praises even in the worst of times!

Paperback, 128 pages.

 
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